Mark Zuckerberg Rejects UK-Canada Testimony on Fake News

Facebook chief won't be heading to London for "urgent" committee hearing

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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a request to testify on fake news and data protection in front of an “international grand committee” led by Canadian and British members of parliament.

British Member of Parliament Damian Collins and Canadian MP Bob Zimmer — both head their country’s committees on digital policy and policing the internet — sent a joint letter to Zuckerberg last week requesting his “urgent” testimony. Collins, in a tweet shared on Wednesday, said Zuckerberg had turned them down. He also shared a letter on behalf of the committee saying “we are very disappointed by this dismissive response.”